Thursday, August 09, 2012

August 25 at Taipei Artist Village

You are hereby invited to spend an evening with David Chen & the Muddy Basin Ramblers at Taipei Artist Village on Saturday, August 25.

The show will begin at about 8:30 and be finished by 12.

Entry is NT$350 and includes one drink.

Now that you've made plans to come see us, let me fill you in on what we've been up to.

We've been busy rehearsing over the summer. As much as we like air conditioning and privacy, we love playing down on the riverside at Bitan even more. We've had a couple of great Sunday afternoon/evenings with the crowds in Xindian.

Our most recent public event was July 28 on the Blues Cruise organized by the Blues Society on Taiwan (BSOT). A three-level riverboat carried 200 guests and seven blues acts, including Shun Kikuta, Bopomofo, the Blues Vibrations, BB Cooky, Nick Brown, Mike Mudd, and the Ramblers, from the wharf at Kuandu down to the mouth of the Tamsui River and back. It was an awesome evening. We played on the dock as people boarded the boat, and then once more on the top level as the sun set over Kuanyin Mountain. Here's a video shot by our friend Gary Smoke.



Looking ahead, the 2012 Blues Bash Party will be taking place at Taipei Artist Village on September 23 from 2 PM to 11 PM. The headliners this year are Magda Piskorczyk and Aleksandra Siemieniuk, both from Poland. Check the BSOT website to learn more about this event. The Ramblers will be there, and so should you.

If you haven't already, follow David Chen & the Muddy Basin Ramblers on Facebook. You'll learn about upcoming shows and find links to photos and videos.